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[ adverb ] to a small degree or extent
Synonyms Examples "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory" "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)If the record buyer 's tastes are somewhat eclectic or even the slightest bit esoteric , he will find them satisfied on educational records . (The Providence Journal...)But the book is written around a somewhat dizzy cartoonist , and it has to be that way . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)The Catholic priest , though somewhat superficially drawn , easily came_out the best . (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)This leads Irenaeus to the somewhat startling notion that Adam and Eve died on the same day that they disobeyed , namely , on a Friday , as a parallel to the death of Christ on Good_Friday ; he sees a parallel also to the Jewish day of preparation for the Sabbath . (High Fidelity, 11:10...)The assisting musicians from the Vienna_Octet are somewhat lacking in expertise , but their contribution is rustic and appealing . |
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[ adverb ] to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
Synonyms fairly reasonably moderately within_reason passably middling Examples "the shoes are priced reasonably" "he is fairly clever with computers" "they lived comfortably within reason" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)But a somewhat more detailed analysis of this process may be illuminating . (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)The range is from 14 to 25 inches ; the former figure is based on a somewhat unusual birth of four by a Central_American female ( see chapter on Laying , Brooding , Hatching , and Birth ) , the latter on a `` normal '' newly born individual . (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)Such classifications may be called `` somewhat advanced '' or `` somewhat delayed '' , as the case may be , reserving `` moderate '' for dots upon or close to the mean . Such classifications may be called `` somewhat advanced '' or `` somewhat delayed '' , as the case may be , reserving `` moderate '' for dots upon or close to the mean . (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)It is as_follows : `` The usual sensitivity tests showed that the specific qualities of skin-perceptiveness ( pressure , pain , temperature ) , as_well_as the kinesthetic sensations ( muscular feelings , feelings in the tendons and joints ) , were , as_such , essentially intact , although they seemed , in_comparison_with normal reactions , to be somewhat diminished over the entire body . Related terms |
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